Date: 18 Mar 2025
Location:Abu Dhabi, AE
Job ID: 5541
School: NAS Abu Dhabi School
Company: Nord Anglia Education

ABOUT US

We’re Nord Anglia Education, the world’s largest premium international schools organisation. Every day, our teachers help 74,000 students at 81 schools across Asia, the Middle East, the Americas and Europe achieve more than they ever imagined possible. Our family of more than 13,000 passionate staff are experts in their academic and commercial fields and play a vital role in the world-class experience our schools provide. When you join Nord Anglia International School Abu Dhabi, you’ll become part of a global family of talented and creative experts working for a fast-growing premium international brand.

Higher Level Teaching Assistants play an important role in creating a positive learning environment for our students. Working under the supervision of a teacher, a Higher Level Teaching Assistant may work with children on an individual basis, in small groups or with a whole class to embed day-to-day learning. Higher Level Teaching Assistants also contribute to monitoring the progress of students and provide feedback to support the teacher in providing a more individualised approach to learning. The start date for this position is Mid August 2025.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

• A minimum of a high school diploma level education
• A minimum of 2-years experience working in a similar position
• A sound understanding of teaching best practice
• High level of fluency in written and spoken English
• Ability to work collaboratively with colleagues, students and parents
• Highly organized, with the ability to manage multiple tasks
• High level of international and inter-cultural understanding
• An understanding of the British curriculum would be advantageous
• Experience working with EAL Students
• Experience working with SEN Students

Additional Responsibilities Include:

• Provide support, coaching and mentoring for TAs as appropriate
• Plan and prepare resources for intervention groups within year group
• Take responsibilities to organise and allocate resources
• Work with year leader to organise lunch/break duties
• Support inclusion team with interventions across Primary
• Support with whole school activities
• Collaborate to run training for TAs
• Provide additional support to class with new students
• Plan and source resources for upcoming EAP activities

Ideally, candidates will already be based in the UAE.
If you would like to take this exciting role and you have the right blend of experience and ambition, then we look forward to hearing from you.